Former Kennedy-Kenrick faculty member not suitable for ministry' after investigation into abuse

PHILADELPHIA — The Rev. John P. Paul, a former faculty member of Archbishop Kennedy High School and Kennedy-Kenrick High School has deemed “not suitable for ministry,” the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced on Sunday afternoon after substantiating at least one claim that he sexually abused a minor.

The announcement comes less than three months after Paul, 67, was placed on administrative leave by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to investigate claims that Paul had sexually abused minors while at seminary. As a result of the ruling, which can be appealed according to the press release, Paul will no longer have public ministry.

Paul served on the faculty of Archbishop Kennedy High School from 1990 through 1993 and remained on staff when the school merged with Bishop Kenrick High School in 1993, serving at the combined Kennedy-Kenrick High School until 1997. Paul also served at Saint Philip Neri in Lafayette Hill from 1990 to 1995, was on the faculty of Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster and most recently served at Our Lady of Calvary in Philadelphia before being placed on administrative leave in 2013.